Central Europe Explained

<p>🎧 Episode 55: Schengen</p><p> </p><p>What does the Schengen Area represent for Europe, and why are Bulgaria and Romania still waiting for full access despite fulfilling all the requirements? 🎙️ In the latest...

<p>🎙️✨ Welcome to Central Europe Explained episode 54 </p><br><p>Join us as we explore the intriguing world of minilateralism in Europe. We will touch upon the aim of alliances like the Visegrad Four and the Three Seas...

<p><br></p><p>🎧 Episode 53: Future Enlargement </p><br><p>🌍🎙️ In this episode of Central Europe Explained, host Francesco Danieli chats with Sebastian Schäffer, director of IDM, about the future of the EU. Join us as...

<p><br></p><br><p>🎧 Episode 52: 20 Years of the EU enlargement</p><br><p>💭 Do you remember May 1, 2004, when the European Union had its largest expansion? In this episode of Central Europe Explained, we hear personal...

<p>Episode 51: 2024 European Parliament elections </p><br><p>🌟 In our season 4 opener, Central Europe Explained unpacks the 2024 European Parliament elections with a diverse panel from across Europe. Discover personal...

<p>Central Europe Explained is back for a fourth season!</p><br><p>As the world evolves, so do the narratives within the Danube Region and Central Europe. Our next season aims to foster the engagement between our...

<p>Episode 50: 70 years IDM - Locating the future </p><br><p>🎙️ Celebrate 70 years of history and hard work with us on The Central Europe Explained Podcast! 🌐 In this special episode, host Gloria Becerril takes you...

<p>EP 49 Gender EquiCEEty: Representation, inclusion and intersectionality in Central and Eastern Europe </p><br><p>Taking a brief look at statistics, it may seem that in many regards women in Central and Eastern Europe...

<p>Belonging and becoming: strengthening the EU project</p><br><p>In this episode Daniel Martínek engages in an exploration of European identity and the challenges it faces. Our guest, Niccolò Milanese, founding...

<p>Is Europe still a fortress? Refugees in Central and Eastern Europe</p><br><p>In CEE (and beyond) migration has become an issue that polarizes and evokes a wide range of emotions. In their conversation, Melanie Jaindl...

<p>Timișoara Unveiled: A Journey through Multiculturality, Art, and Communism </p><br><p>In 2023, the Romanian city of Timișoara holds the title of European Capital of Culture. Tourists are flocking to the city as it is...

<p>For most people holidays means a week at the beach, or a visit to picturesque cities. But that’s not the first things coming up in everyone’s mind. Some people seek the thrill, the misery: they visit places of...

<p>In this episode we will dive into the journey of the editor and author Rod Dreher, who recently announced that he is moving to Hungary to work for the think tank Danube Institute. Dreher aims to make Hungary the...

<p>While feminist foreign policy has been successful in promoting gender equality in some countries, it has also been criticised for imposing Western values onto other cultures and failing to address specific needs...

<p>The Danube Region, Central and Eastern Europe, in other words everything between Germany and Austria, Moldova and Ukraine, down to the Balkans, is a very diverse region when it comes to national minorities. There are...